To promote space situational awareness and space traffic coordination and to modify the functions and leadership of the Office of Space Commerce, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill assigns the Department of Commerce responsibility for space situational awareness and traffic coordination. It requires Commerce to provide free public access to space object tracking data and basic collision avoidance services while protecting the private sector market.
Who Benefits and How
Satellite operators receive free basic space situational awareness services. Public gains access to unclassified space object database. Commercial space industry is protected from government competition.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Commerce Department must acquire data and provide services. Government and its contractors receive immunity from suit for SSA services.
Key Provisions
- Creates Assistant Secretary for Space Commerce
- Provides free public database of space objects
- Provides basic SSA services to satellite operators at no charge
- Establishes liability immunity for government SSA providers
- Must not compete with private sector SSA products
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Establishes Commerce Department role in space situational awareness and traffic coordination, providing free public access to space object tracking data and basic collision avoidance services.
Who Benefits
- Satellite operators
- Commercial space industry
- Public
Who Bears Costs
- Commerce Department
Key Policy Areas
Space, Commerce, National Security
Primary Purpose
Establishes Commerce Department role in space situational awareness and traffic coordination, providing free public access to space object tracking data and basic collision avoidance services.
Policy Domains
Legislative Strategy
"Establish civil space traffic management at Commerce while protecting commercial market"
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
Passed SenateMr. Cornyn (for himself, Mr. Peters, Ms. Sinema, Mrs. Blackburn, …
Passed Senate (inferred from es version)
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Department of Commerce Office of Space Commerce, Office of Space Commerce
Commercial space industry, Space launch providers, Space situational awareness service providers
Commercial satellite operators, Satellite operators and space companies
Government contractors providing SSA services
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of Commerce
- "the_assistant_secretary"
- → Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Space Commerce
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